CAR OWNER

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

SHANNON FRANCIS CHRISTINE –1967 MUSTANG 289 COUPE

I have always loved and dreamed of Mustangs and my Dad helped me make this dream come true. Let me introduce you to “Christine” and our story. I remember it well, when I was just 16 in 1986, my Dad and I went and picked up my very first car, a 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe. We drove from Wichita, Kansas to just over the Oklahoma state line to the first rest area to meet the gentleman we were buying her from.

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!

Nothing seemed to be working very good at the time on her including the power brakes, power steering, and the factory A/C. This made for an interesting trip back home on the old bias ply tires. Christine became a father/daughter project. I loved working with my dad on her. He taught me how to change a tire, oil, adjust the carburetor, do general maintenance, and I even helped rebuild the original engine. I still have the original shop manual, complete with my dad’s post it notes included. My dad liked it so well when we finished that he said he should have put the title in his name instead of mine.

I went to college from 1988 to 1992 and drove the car each way from Wichita, Kansas to Buena Vista, Virginia every year.

If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquiring this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows and events!

By the way, I grew up riding and showing horses and my degree was in Equine Studies so I guess it was fitting that I own a Mustang. Not too long after I graduated, Christine went back to Kansas and was kept in my dad’s airplane hanger. I moved to the hills of East Tennessee and flew back to Kansas once a year and went to numerous car shows and parades with her. Finally, in 2011 she was allowed to come back to Tennessee with me. Pulling a car hauler, I met my parents half way in Forrest City, Arkansas to bring her back to Tennessee with me for good. I especially enjoy showing her and driving her in local parades. I get so many compliments and she lights up peoples faces no matter what their age. I am extremely blessed to call this car mine and have truly enjoyed the amazing journey we have taken together for the last 37 years. This would not have happened without the guidance and love from my Dad. I have since added two more Mustangs to my stable, a 2007 GT Premium Convertible and a 2018 GT Premium Convertible.

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!